noun
Meaning 1
A simpleton, a stupid person.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
saphead
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/ˈsæphɛd/
noun
Meaning 2
a person who lacks good judgment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: fool, sap, muggins, tomfool
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: simpleton, simple
Narrower terms: ass, clown, buffoon, flibbertigibbet, foolish woman, fucker, fathead, goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo, twat, zany, meshuggeneh, meshuggener, morosoph, putz, wally
History
Etymology
From sap + head.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: idioot — a simpleton, a stupid person
- Dutch: domkop — a simpleton, a stupid person
- French: idiot — a simpleton, a stupid person
- French: imbécile — a simpleton, a stupid person
- Macedonian: про́стак (próstak) — a simpleton, a stupid person
- Macedonian: глу́пак (glúpak) — a simpleton, a stupid person
- Macedonian: идио́т (idiót) — a simpleton, a stupid person
- Macedonian: бу́дала (búdala) — a simpleton, a stupid person